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Back to SearchEpisode 413 - Chicago to Appomattox: Illinois' 39th Infantry in the Civil War with author Jason Baker
Season 4 Episode 413
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It started out as a search for info about his ancestors and turned into a book detailing one Illinois infantry’s involvement in the w…
4 years, 8 months ago
Episode 412 - Lager Beer Riot of 1855, The
Season 4 Episode 412
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In 1855, when city policies in Chicago threatened to interfere with livelihood of German and Irish immigrant saloon owners and the co…
4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 411 - Bizarre Story of the Missing Wheaton Bible College Couple, The
Season 4 Episode 411
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In 1988, two attractive young students attending a prominent suburban Chicago religious school disappeared, setting off a frenzied se…
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Episode 410 - Chicago's Skid Row Flophouse Fires
Season 4 Episode 410
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In the late 1940s and well into the 1950s, Chicago was plagued by fires that had one key thing in common – they took place at often u…
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Episode 409 - Soldier Field
Season 4 Episode 409
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It is the venue by the lake that has hosted music concerts, religious events, civil rights protests, sports competitions, and much mo…
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Episode 408 - "Lakefront" with authors Joseph D. Kearney and Thomas W. Merrill
Season 4 Episode 408
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It is without a doubt one of the most amazing urban-built waterfronts anywhere, and it is right here in Chicago. In their book Lakefr…
4 years, 10 months ago
Episode 407 - Chicago's Saint - Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini
Season 4 Episode 407
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Her last name is well known around the city, but do you know the story behind Chicago's Saint, Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini? Listen …
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Episode 406 - "Mother Chicago: Truant Dreams and Specters Over the Gilded Age" with author Martin Billheimer
Season 4 Episode 406
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Chicago Tribune writer Rick Kogan called Mother Chicago: Truant Dreams and Specters Over the Gilded Age “one of the most revelatory, …
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Episode 405 - Great Purolator Armored Express Heist, The
Season 4 Episode 405
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On October 20, 1974, one of the biggest vault thefts in U.S. history happened here in Chicago. This is the story of the Great Purolat…
4 years, 10 months ago
EXTRAS - Episode 314 - Beatles in Chicago: The Later Years with author John F. Lyons, The
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An EXTRAS episode - a few more stories about The Beatles in Chicago from John F. Lyons, author of "Joy and Fear: The Beatles, Chicago…
4 years, 10 months ago